Dr. Hugh V. Leggett DDS MS
Dentist
130 North Church Street Brookhaven Mississippi, 39601About
Hugh V. Leggett, Jr., DDS, MS, maintains a dental practice located in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Dr. Leggett is a certified dentist of over 30 years with specialization and expertise in orthodontics. As an orthodontist, Dr. Leggett focuses primarily on dental displacement only and deals with the control and modification of facial growth in his patients. When he is not practicing at his office, he has maintained a place in the faculty of King's Daughters Medical Center for the past 30 years. Dr. Leggett, being an advocate for his community, is also a local guest lecturer.
Education and Training
University of Tennessee
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local Guest Lecturer -
Awards
- Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Society, 1975
Professional Society Memberships
- American Dental Association, American Association of Orthodontists, North Mississippi Orthodontic Associates, Mississippi Dental Association
What do you attribute your success to?
- Hard Work, Creating Masterpieces with his Patients
Hobbies / Sports
- Raise World American Paint Horses
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